The FCC’s Public Notice is taking currently taking
application regarding the National Broadband Plan as
it pertains to the Digital Divide. The task force is
the Native Nations Broadband Task force. Following is
a except from the public notice. For more detail
information and application details click on:
FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force
“DA 10-1008 Released: June 2, 2010
FCC ESTABLISHES FCC-NATIVE NATIONS BROADBAND TASK
FORCE AND
SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES
In this Public Notice, the Federal Communications
Commission (“Commission”) seeks applications for
membership on the FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task
Force (“Task Force”). The Task Force will assist the
Commission in fulfilling its commitment to increasing
broadband deployment and adoption on Tribal lands. The
Task Force will be responsible for, among other
things, assisting in developing and executing a
Commission consultation policy, eliciting input from
Native American governments, ensuring that Native
American concerns are considered in all Commission
proceedings related to broadband, developing
additional recommendations for promoting broadband
deployment and adoption on Tribal lands, and
coordinating with external entities, including other
Federal departments and agencies.
The Task Force will be comprised of senior Commission
staff and elected leaders from Federally-recognized
Native American governments or governmental entities
(or their designated employees). As with other
Commission advisory committees and joint boards, the
Chairman of the Commission will appoint the members
and designate a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman for the
Task Force. In addition, the Chairman of the
Commission may appoint members to fill vacancies and
may replace a member at his discretion. The Chairman
of the Commission will designate either himself or
another Commissioner to oversee the activities of the
Task Force and serve as a liaison between the Task
Force and the Commission.
Applicants should be willing to commit to a two-year
term of service, which requires participation, either
in person or by teleconference, in the meetings of the
Task Force. It is anticipated that most meetings will
take place in Washington, D.C. Attendance in person
will be at the applicant’s own expense. Members will
also have an initial and continuing obligation to
disclose any interests in, or connections to, persons
or entities who are or will be regulated by, or who
have interests before, the Commission.
APPLICATIONS
The application for appointment to the Task Force does
not require a particular format; however, it should
include the following information: (1) name and
position of the applicant with respect to a particular
Native American government; (2) telephone number; (3)
mailing address or e-mail address; (4) brief
description of the applicant’s area of expertise and
qualifications to serve on the Task Force; and (5) in
the case of a person seeking to serve as a “designated
employee,” the name of the elected officer for whom
the employee would be acting and a copy of the
officer’s designation letter.
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